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Tuesday, June 6, 2017

June 6, 2017 - Readings in Recovery: Twenty-Four Hours a Day

Twenty-Four Hours a DayTuesday, June 6, 2017

AA Thought for the DayDrinking is the way we alcoholics express our maladjustments to life. I believe that I was a potential alcoholic from the start. I had an inferiority complex. I didn't make friends easily. There was a wall between me and other people. And I was lonely. I was not well adjusted to life.

Did I drink to escape from myself?

Meditation for the DayAccording to the varying needs of each person, so does each person think of God. It is not necessary that you think of God as others think of Him, but it is necessary that you think of Him as supplying what you personally need. The weak need God's strength. The strong need God's tenderness. The tempted and fallen need God's saving grace. The righteous need God's pity for sinners. The lonely need God as a friend. The fighters for righteousness need a leader in God. You may think of God in any way you wish. We usually do not turn to God until we need Him.

Prayer for the DayI pray that I may think of God as supplying my needs. I pray that I will bring all my problems to Him for help in meeting them.